Dude are you really a medical student? I don't see a problem with the blurb about aspirin. I'm of the opinion that the cold does decrease the strength of your immune system, probably decreases efficacy of enzymes or something like that. Processed sugar is bad for you and complex carbohydrates are good. Massage does relax the muscles. As for the chakras, I don't know about sounds but it's true that your thought patterns do affect your health and emotional state. And digestion is definitely linked to allergies. I've seen many people in clinic who have problems with their digestive system that cleared up from avoiding their trigger foods. Most common foods that cause inflammation in some people are beef, dairy, eggs, bananas and wheat. Your body can make IgA, IgE and IgG against any protein and if you have an abnormal reaction in the gut to any foreign material, you can develop an allergic reaction with inflammation which can lead to symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, arthritis, enthesitis, etc.. For example, there is a sialic acid called Neu5Gc in red meat that can cause inflammation which was presented in a pnas paper published recently. It's similar to how inflammatory bowel disease or celiac disease are thought to work. Gut flora is a hot topic of research lately, you should read up about it
Anyone who talks about toxins or natural material is probably full of it but that doesn't mean that everything they say is nonsense. Try to keep an open mind although you should have a high level of suspicion even from reputable sources
Here’s an excerpt from an article written by Dr. John Bindernagel, a wildlife biologist and author who has focused over 40 years of research and field experience on one single animal:
“Sasquatch tracks are characterized by their elongated human-like shape, the absence of claw marks, and the occurrence of "hind" feet only. Bear tracks, by comparison, show claw marks, the pointed heel of the bear's hind foot, and the presence of alternating forefoot and hind foot impressions. Compared to human footprints, sasquatch tracks differ mainly in size: those recorded vary from seven to 22 inches (17 to 56 centimetres), with an average in John Green's records of 16 inches (40 centimetres).”
The description of bear tracks may be accurate, but it’s nestled in between statements about a mythical beast that are meant to be treated as equally factual. I agree that it’s important to be open minded, but be careful not to let a light sprinkling of facts and semi-truthful generalizations seduce you into believing pure, unadulterated bullsh*t. Also, I agree that having an advanced degree doesn’t preclude someone from making mistakes or believing in inaccurate information. Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary may be an “Oz Expert: Thought Leader in Health” who graduated with an MD from Loma Linda, but among other things, she still believes that the spleen is part of the digestive system and that the gallbladder, not the liver, produces bile.
As far as I recall, the mechanism of action for aspirin is incorrect. Aspirin doesn’t directly “attack and block” thromboxane; it just indirectly prevents platelets from producing it by acetylating and irreversibly inactivating Cox-1 which inhibits the production of prostaglandin H2, the precursor that thromboxane synthase uses to make thromboxane. Overall it probably doesn’t matter if the average reader is taught a semi-inaccurate MOA for aspirin, but if the Oz Blog’s intent is to educate the public with accurate medical information, then they are failing. They should at least learn how different medications actually work before they publish articles advising the public about whether or not they should take them. According to this paper in the British Medical Journal, a lot of the material discussed by the Dr. Oz show is not supported by scientific evidence:
http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7346 .
Massages are relaxing, but most humans that I know don’t have a system of channels and joints that can be lubricated like a machine with the external application of massage oil. Obviously you can have an allergic reaction to something you eat, but this excerpt was taken from an article on preventing seasonal allergies, and I fail to see how eating leftovers and cold food would have any impact. The explanation suggested by the article is that “these foods are believed to clog the digestive system and result in excessive mucus formation” which I assume the author believes magically migrates from the GI tract to the nose to exit the body. Chakras, energy fields that influence personality traits, moods, and the functions of different organs, are not supported by scientific evidence; repeating specific words that “vibrate through the nervous system” to alter a non-existent energy field and color therapy (eating specific colors of food) have not been proven to be effective treatments for physical disease.
